Synergistic effects of high atmospheric and soil dryness on record-breaking decreases in vegetation productivity over Southwest China in 2023 by Zhikai Wang, Wen Chen, Jinling Piao, Qingyu Cai, Shangfeng Chen, Xu Xue, Tianjiao Ma

“…Unlike the widespread and persistent drought of 2010, the record-breaking heatwaves in April and May 2023 sustained and intensified the drought stress. Elevated temperatures and suppressed precipitation, driven by anomalous atmospheric circulations, exacerbated the soil moisture (SM) shortages and increased the atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD), restricting water availability and carbon uptake for vegetation photosynthesis. …”
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Enhancing the Transformer Model with a Convolutional Feature Extractor Block and Vector-Based Relative Position Embedding for Human Activity Recognition by Xin Guo, Young Kim, Xueli Ning, Se Dong Min

“…Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed enhancement scheme substantially elevates the performance of the Transformer model in HAR.…”
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Do Clopidogrel Nonresponders Have an Increased Risk of Adverse Events during Supra-Aortal Angioplasty and Stenting? by Heiko Koerner, Christian Derveaux, Maria Alexandrou, Stefan Graeber, Christian Roth, Panagiotis Papanagiotou, Hermann Eichler, Wolfgang Reith

“…Cardiological studies have shown that patients undergoing coronary PTA have a significantly elevated risk of severe thrombotic complications if patients show insufficient inhibition of platelet function. …”
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Injectable double network hydrogel with adjustable stiffness for modulation of macrophage polarization by Jinxin Wu, Bing Han, Shili Ai, Aijing Wang, Yilin Song, Moran Jin, Xiaozhong Qu, Xiaoyan Wang

“…Improved adhesion and elevated expression levels of ITGA5, ITGA3, and ITGAV in macrophages on the softer hydrogels highlighted the role of integrins in stiffness-regulated macrophage polarization. …”
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The Efficiency of Chitosan Against Tert Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ)-Induced Neurobehavioral Changes and Toxicity Effects in Male Rats by Shahad Alahmadi, Mohammed Mufadhe Alanazi, Fawaz Alasmari, Wedad Saeed Al-Qahtani, Gadah Albasher

“…Results: TBHQ exposure led to significant cognitive impairments and increased oxidative stress, marked by elevated malondialdehyde (MDA) and decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione (GSH) levels. …”
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Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability in Arid Regions: A Comparative Risk Assessment Using Modified DRASTIC Models, Land Use, and Climate Change Factors by Simone A. Williams, Sharon B. Megdal, Adriana A. Zuniga-Teran, David M. Quanrud, Gary Christopherson

“…The DRASTIC-LUCC model identified elevated nitrate concentrations in high-vulnerability areas, while DRASTIC-LUCC-AHP2 exhibited the greatest sensitivity in classifying vulnerability. …”
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Acidification and Nitrogen Eutrophication of Austrian Forest Soils by Robert Jandl, Stefan Smidt, Franz Mutsch, Alfred Fürst, Harald Zechmeister, Heidi Bauer, Thomas Dirnböck

“…Until thirty years ago air pollution had led to soil acidification, and concerns on the future productivity of forests were raised. Elevated rates of nitrogen deposition were believed to cause nitrate leaching and imbalanced forest nutrition. …”
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All-Cause Mortality Risk in Australian Women with Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes by Lelia L. F. de Abreu, Kara L. Holloway, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Muhammad A. Sajjad, Mark A. Kotowicz, Julie A. Pasco

“…We also showed that mortality in Australian women with diabetes continues to be elevated and women with IFG are a valuable target for prevention of premature mortality associated with diabetes.…”
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SPOCK2 controls the proliferation and function of immature pancreatic β-cells through MMP2 by Katarzyna Blaszczyk, Anna P. Jedrzejak, Natalia Ziojla, Ekaterina Shcheglova, Karolina Szarafin, Artur Jankowski, Christine A. Beamish, Jolanta Chmielowiec, Omaima M. Sabek, Ashok Balasubramanyam, Sanjeet Patel, Malgorzata Borowiak

“…Human β-cells lacking SPOCK2 presented elevated MMP2 expression and activity, leading to β-integrin-FAK-c-JUN pathway activation. …”
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Methylglyoxal Impairs Insulin Secretion of Pancreatic β-Cells through Increased Production of ROS and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mediated by Upregulation of UCP2 and MAPKs by Jinshuang Bo, Shiya Xie, Yi Guo, Chunli Zhang, Yanming Guan, Chunmei Li, Jianxin Lu, Qing H. Meng

“…Methylglyoxal (MG) is a highly reactive glucose metabolic intermediate and a major precursor of advanced glycation end products. MG level is elevated in hyperglycemic disorders such as diabetes mellitus. …”
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In Vivo Hypoglycaemic Effect and Inhibitory Mechanism of the Branch Bark Extract of the Mulberry on STZ-Induced Diabetic Mice by Hua-Yu Liu, Meng Fang, Yu-Qing Zhang

“…Obviously, mulberry BBE not only can reduce the abnormally elevated levels of serum insulin and ameliorate insulin resistance induced by STZ, but also it regulates dyslipidemia in diabetic mice. …”
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Rare case of spontaneous renal calyx rupture due to vesicoureteral junction stone in a horseshoe kidney by Siham Oukassem, Salma Debbi, Chaima Abourak, Ola Messouad, PhD, Omar EL Aoufir, PhD, Laila Jroundi, PhD, Ali Mohammed Miko, Mamoun Diouri, Ayoub Bouhnib, Ahmed Ibrahimi, PhD

“…Laboratory tests were largely unremarkable except for isolated hematuria and a mildly elevated CRP. Given the atypical clinical presentation, a 3-phase abdominal CT scan (without contrast, portal, and delayed phases) was conducted, revealing a horseshoe kidney with an obstructing 4 mm stone at the right ureteral meatus. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome Mimicking Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome? by Martin Chaumont, Marc Blaimont, Rachid Briki, Philippe Unger, Nadia Debbas

“…A healthy 66-year-old female presented to the emergency department with acute chest pain, T-wave inversion in the anterior leads, and elevated troponin-I. Coronary angiography showed a stenosis in the midportion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), which did not wrap the left ventricle (LV) apex. …”
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Improvement of Surface Properties of Inconel718 by HVOF Coating with WC-Metal Powder and by Laser Heat Treatment of the Coating by Hui Gon Chun, Tong Yul Cho, Jae Hong Yoon, Gun Hwan Lee

“…Wear resistance of In718 surface was improved by coating and LH at 25°C and an elevated temperature of 450°C, resulting in reduction of wear trace traces, and was further improved by LH of the coating in reducing wear depth. …”
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Jejunal Diverticulosis Probably Leading to Pylephlebitis of the Superior Mesenteric Vein by Julia Bockmeyer, Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz, Nickolaus Heeren, Stefan Ristic, Jürg Metzger, Jörn-Markus Gass

“…Clinical workup showed peritonism, leukocytosis, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a long-segment, partial thrombosis of the superior mesenteric vein as well as gas in the portal venous system. …”
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The Absence of Nrf2 Enhances NF-B-Dependent Inflammation following Scratch Injury in Mouse Primary Cultured Astrocytes by Hao Pan, Handong Wang, Xiaoliang Wang, Lin Zhu, Lei Mao

“…The expression and activity of MMP9 were also elevated. And such tendency was much more prominent in Nrf2 KO astrocytes than that in WT astrocytes. …”
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High-Risk Microgranular Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with a Five-Way Complex Translocation Involving PML-RARA by Benjamin Powers, Diane Persons, Deepthi Rao, Janet Woodroof, Tara L. Lin

“…Treatment with conventional chemotherapy was added and he went into a complete remission. Given his elevated white blood cell count at presentation, intrathecal chemotherapy for central nervous system prophylaxis was also given. …”
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Hypercalcemia and co-occurring TBX1 mutation in Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ib: case report by Zakaria Kasmi, Imane Ain El Hayat, Zahra Aadam, Abderrahmane Errami, Ibtihal Benhsaien, Jalila EL Bakkouri, Dalal Ben Sabbahia, Meryem Atrassi, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha, Fatima Ailal

“…Laboratory analysis revealed hypoglycemia, elevated triglyceride levels, hypercalcemia, and neutropenia. …”
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Genome analysis uncovers an inverse correlation between alterations in P21‐activated kinases and patient survival across multiple cancer types by Jessie M. Vo, Linh M. La, Ananda V. Anderson, Abdulaziz H. Alanazi, Payaningal R. Somanath

“…The analysis revealed significant genetic alterations in PAK genes, particularly in cancers such as breast, prostate, pancreatic, and lung. Notably, elevated PAK expression was associated with poorer survival outcomes in prostate and breast cancer patients. …”
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Jasmonic acid improves cadmium tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) by reducing the production of nitric oxide by Ji Bo Yang, Hao Yu Wang, Jing Huang, Chuan Jin Shan, Jing Yan, Chong Wei Zhong, Die Hu, Qiang Zhang, Ren Fang Shen, Xiao Fang Zhu, Da Li Zeng

“…In this study, exposure to Cd stress rapidly elevated endogenous JA concentrations in rice roots, meanwhile, a mutant coleoptile photomorphogenesis 2 (cpm2) which produces less JA, was more sensitive to Cd stress than its wild type (WT). …”
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